Let's face it, there aren't very many sites out there that don't make use of programming on their site in one way or another. From simple JavaScript programming to more advanced database integration, programming is what makes sites interactive.

There are many ways that programming makes developing and designing a web site exciting:

• Ability to include a common header and footer making design updates faster and easier.
• Database Integration: building multiple web pages based on user input by simply querying a database.
• Making complex forms easy to complete and delivering them to you in a clean, usable format.
• Client-side interaction with the use of JavaScript for immediate response to a visitor's actions.
• and much more ...

Below are two of the more common server-side programming languages that we specialize in.

PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor
PHP has really grown in use and popularity recently due to its integration with the Apache web server and blazing speed thanks to the Zend scripting language engine and Zend optimizer.

Another unique aspect of PHP (which makes it similar to ASP programming) is that it can be embedded within HTML which allows for quick and easy programming features to be added to any PHP page. If you'd like to learn more about PHP, go the the official PHP web site.

Perl
Perl is somewhat of an Internet stalwart. It is one of the oldest and most common Internet programming languages most often used in the context of CGI programming. CGI programming with Perl is very popular with common scripts for just about anything you could imagine. Many contributors to the language have also developed Perl modules that can be used to handle many common programming tasks to make updating quicker and easier.

However, CGI programming is known as a bit of a slow, cumbersome language due to the interpreter needing to be loaded every time to handle a script. Mod_perl, where your Perl programs get loaded into the Apache web server when it starts, reduces the need to load the interpreter and makes programming in Perl very fast.